SSC GD Constable Eligibility Criteria 2022: Age limit, Educational Qualification

Candidates aspiring to appear for the SSC GD Constable exam will first need to ensure their eligibility status i.e. whether they are eligible for the exam or not. It is mandatory for every candidate to satisfy the eligibility criteria provided by the commission. If a candidate is found to be ineligible during any stage of the exam, he/she will be permanently debarred from the examination and his/her candidature will be cancelled by the commission. A candidate must have cleared matriculation or class 10^th to be eligible for the exam. Aspirants can go through the post for complete information on the SSC GD constable eligibility criteria 2022.

SSC GD Constable Eligibility Criteria 2022

Nationality: Only Indian Citizens are eligible to appear in the SSC Constable GD exam.

Age Criteria: A candidate’s age must lie between 18-23 years as on 1^st August 2022. (I.e. A candidate must not have been born earlier than 2^nd August 1999 and not later than 1^st August 2004)

Age Relaxation

Category	Relaxation in upper age
SC/ ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
Ex-Servicemen (ExS)	General – 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date OBC candidates -6 Years SC/ST candidates -8 Years
Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989	General- 5 years OBC – 8 Years SC/ST – 10 Years
Children and Dependants of victims killed in 1984 Riots or in 2002 Communal Riots in Gujarat	General – 5 years OBC candidates – 8 years SC/ST candidates – 10 Years

Note: Physically Handicapped candidates or candidates with physical disabilities cannot appear for the exam.

Educational Qualification: A candidate must have passed class 10^th / Matriculation from a recognized board/university.

Eligibility Criteria for Physical Standard Test (PST)

Physical Standards

Parameter	Category	Measurement
Height	Male	170 cms
	Female	157 cms
Chest	Male	80 cms (Unexpanded) 5 cms (With expansion)
Weight	Male	Proportionate to the height and as per medical standards
	Female

Relaxation in Height & Chest

Parameter	For Candidates from/Category	Minimum Height
Height	Garhwali, Kumaoni, Dogra, Maratha, Assamese, Himachali and Kashmiri	Male: 165 cms Female: 155 cms
	Schedule Tribe	Male: 162.5 cms Female: 150 cms
	North-East and Gorkhas	Male: 162.5 cms Female: 152.5 cms
	Schedule Tribe from North-East and Naxal affected regions	Male: 160 cms Female: 147.5 cms
Chest  with minimum 5 cms expansion (for Male only)	Garhwali, Kumaoni, Dogra, Maratha, Assamese, Himachali and Kashmiri	78 cms (Unexpanded)
	Schedule Tribe	76 cms (Unexpanded)
	North-East and Gorkhas	77 cms (Unexpanded)

Eligibility Criteria for Physical Efficiency Test (PET)

Test Method	For candidates from all regions (Except Ladakh)
	For Male	For Female
Race	5 Km in 24 Minutes	1.6 Km in 8 ½ Minutes
	For candidates from Ladakh region
	For Male	For Female
Race	1 Mile in 6 ½ Minutes	800 Meters in 4 Minutes

Note: Only those candidates will proceed for the PET who will qualify the PST Test. After PET, candidates will need to appear for the written exam and medical test and clear the respective exam to be appointed as a constable in CAPFs, NIA, SSA or Rifleman in Assam Rifles.

Application Form

The application form for SSC GD Constable Exam is possible to be released in December. Candidates who satisfy the above mentioned SSC GD constable Eligibility Criteria 2022 can apply for the exam through the official website of SSC. Candidates from J&K, North-East, Left-Wing Extremism affected districts, and border districts will have the choice for opting between the online and offline mode of examination. Candidates need to fill their particulars in the application form carefully since no correction facility will be provided once the form is submitted successfully. Applicants also need to pay a requisite amount of application fee to finish the application form submission.